Malta - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Malta was 21.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 21.69 in 2020, while its lowest value was 14.93 in 1980.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 17.87
1971 18.41
1972 17.87
1973 18.17
1974 18.88
1975 17.00
1976 16.27
1977 15.30
1978 15.33
1979 15.21
1980 14.93
1981 15.95
1982 17.04
1983 16.60
1984 16.09
1985 16.35
1986 16.15
1987 16.52
1988 16.01
1989 16.48
1990 16.23
1991 16.83
1992 17.35
1993 18.55
1994 18.85
1995 18.01
1996 19.19
1997 18.42
1998 18.30
1999 17.85
2000 17.81
2001 19.06
2002 18.96
2003 18.97
2004 19.16
2005 18.44
2006 18.82
2007 18.20
2008 19.82
2009 19.68
2010 19.06
2011 19.60
2012 19.83
2013 18.76
2014 18.51
2015 17.09
2016 15.92
2017 14.94
2018 15.98
2019 17.27
2020 21.69

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts